A 1965 Italian adventure-Eurospy film directed by Sergio Sollima (credited as Simon Sterling). This is the first chapter in the Sollima's spy film trilogy with Agent 3S3. Here the intelligence agent from the U.S. is tasked with uncovering the leader of the Black Scorpion.
Direction
Sollima squeezes style from a budget that wouldn't cover catering.
Costume
Suits so sharp they cut through the film grain.
Director
Sergio Sollima
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Eurospy craze exploded after Goldfinger's 1964 success, with Italy alone producing over 50 knockoffs between 1964-1967. Sollima's trilogy stands as the genre's most stylish attempt at legitimacy.
Sergio Sollima would later direct the western classic 'The Big Gundown' and 'Face to Face,' using his spy films to finance his artistic ambitions — essentially laundering pulp into poetry.
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